Derivatives


Markets

CME Says Volume Surge Shows Strong Institutional Interest Before Bitcoin Halving

A surge in bitcoin derivatives suggests institutional investors are getting bitcoin exposure ahead of the halving, the Chicago exchange says.

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Markets

Bitfinex Now Has a Derivatives Contract Offering Exposure to Bitcoin Dominance

Bitfinex says the perpetual swap provides investors with a less volatile form of exposure compared to a plain-vanilla bitcoin futures contract.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Derivatives May Reduce Miner Selling Pressure After Bitcoin Halving

The crypto derivatives market is helping to hedge the uncertainty on which way the bitcoin market will go when miners have less revenue post-halving.

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Markets

First Mover: US Arms of Binance, FTX Push Into Margin Trading, but Likely Not at 100x

Binance.US and the soon-to-launch U.S. unit of FTX aim to offer cryptocurrency margin trading in the American market, but won't be able to provide leverage to the degree offered by overseas competitors.

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Finance

Crypto Data Provider Skew Raises $5M, Launches Trade Execution Platform

The $5 million round, led by Octopus Ventures, adds to a $2 million seed round raised in September of last year.

Skew's founding team, Emmanuel Goh and Tim Noat. (Credit: Skew)

Markets

What's Next for Bitcoin After March's Crash – CoinDesk Quarterly Review

Will bitcoin move beyond "digital gold"? Is ether viable as money? In 24 charts, CoinDesk Research looks at what happened to crypto assets in the first quarter and what may emerge in the future.

Quarterly crypto analysis: bitcoin hodlwaves show long-held assets stayed put

Markets

Crypto Derivatives Platform Gets Nod From London Stock Exchange’s Software Tester

ZUBR, which only opened for trading in early March, said its trading software had been successfully stress-tested by Exactpro

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Markets

Bybit Enables Two-Way Margin Trading With Perpetual Contracts Quoted in Tether

The Singapore exchange is adding tether (USDT) perpetual contracts to simplify account management and allow two-way trades.

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Markets

Customized Crypto Options Seeing Record Demand From Funds, Miners, Says GSR

The Hong Kong-based firm is seeing soaring interest in its customizable options contracts amid high price volatility.

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Markets

Huobi Adds Crypto 'Circuit Breaker' After Last Week's Mass Liquidations

The new liquidation mechanism would pull the plug on futures trading should prices become too volatile.

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